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Rehearsal to proceed despite breach: Beijing organisers

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Rehearsal to proceed despite breach: Beijing organisers
Posted 6 hours 35 minutes ago

Organisers said a dress rehearsal for the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was set to go ahead, despite security breaches that led to footage of an earlier practice leaking out.

The ceremony, directed by Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, had been shrouded in secrecy, and the first rehearsal took place on 11 July, with tight security deployed around the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium.

However, a film crew from South Korea's private station SBS sneaked in, filmed the rehearsal and broadcast parts of it on Tuesday, before posting it on the Internet.

Everyone working in the stadium had signed agreements with the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee (BOCOG), to keep what they saw confidential, the Xinhua state news agency reported.

The International Olympic Committee accused the South Korean station of stealing the footage, and Beijing organisers said they were investigating.

Fireworks will light up the sky above the stadium again tonight, and an audience will be allowed inside the stadium to watch the rehearsal, according to the Beijing organisers' official website.

The third and final rehearsal is scheduled for Tuesday.
 
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